Chad

Chad

HIAS staff carry out a field visit to the Camp d’Aboutengué refugee camp in Chad to connect with community leaders, provide MHPSS support, and to monitor progress of participants, June 10, 2024. (Moundi Kouakaine/HIAS)

Founded

2005

Staff Size

122

Emergency Response to Sudanese Conflict

Supporting Sudanese Refugees

Since April 2023, more than 700,000 refugees have crossed into Chad from Sudan. HIAS is maintaining a robust presence in the 10+ emergency camps established for refugees and is providing essential services to thousands of displaced people.

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Violence, political instability, and climate change in Sudan, Niger, South Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic continues to drive people across the border into Chad, compounding the protracted crises in the east, the south, and the Lake regions of the country.

Since mid-April 2023, more than 700,000 people have crossed into Chad from Sudan, fleeing the war and renewed ethnic violence in Darfur. Now, Chad hosts around 1 million refugees. Though Chad welcomes refugees, the country has extremely limited resources to meet their basic needs and facilitate durable solutions.  

852,000

people reached directly and indirectly in 2023

Our Work

Working with refugees since 2005, HIAS Chad focuses on strengthening community-based protection networks; promoting and strengthening peaceful coexistence between refugees and host communities; providing mental health support; implementing GBV prevention and response initiatives; distributing food and non-food items; and implementing “permagardening” projects. HIAS also maintains its partnership with the government and other humanitarian actors to welcome refugees by providing protection and addressing basic needs in emergency situations.

Magdiel Galeano Gómez, a refugee from Nicaragua now living in Costa Rica, works on a product for his business, Jeff Creative. (SideXSide Studios/HIAS)

Our economic inclusion programs ensure that refugees have economic opportunities to earn sustainable income and start their lives anew.

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A HIAS staff member speaks with a woman and girl about HIAS' programs to address violence against women and girls. End Violence Against Women and Girls | HIAS

We help women and girls access their full potential and live free from violence by supporting survivors, mitigating risks, and engaging communities in change.

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Support Community Mental Health

HIAS’ community-based mental health programs promote the well-being of individuals, families, and communities affected by crisis and conflict so they can heal and rebuild their lives.

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Magdiel Galeano Gómez, a refugee from Nicaragua now living in Costa Rica, works on a product for his business, Jeff Creative. (SideXSide Studios/HIAS)

Our economic inclusion programs ensure that refugees have economic opportunities to earn sustainable income and start their lives anew.

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Impact Story

Despite Robust Response, Emergency Remains

In the months since civil conflict in Sudan first sent thousands of refugees across Chad’s eastern border in April, global media attention has gradually waned. But the crisis has not disappeared.

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